After being in retirement from driving for the past 6yrs im drawn back to this site to have a rant 
Now the day was Monday 30th March the location was the M5 i was returning from 2wks in Cornwall and yes i was towing a Caravan 
Now there was 1 point on the road out of many where i was overtaking slower vehicals a group of 3 waggons bear in mind the location point at this time was the most flattest point of the M5 
One of the 3 stands out the most a white Renault tractor unit twin steer pulling a blue curtain sider with James Transport in the top left corner of the back doors 
Could i just say to that driver and you know who you are because you nearly â â â â your self when i sounded the car horn ( why ) Because you was ingrossed in your phone call stuck to your right ear 
Next time you pull out in front of me without no signal will be your last 
you had know idea of your surroundings and you was totally oblivious to what was happening , you was [zb] blinkered you silly stupid old [zb] .
So its not allways the left hookers there are a couple of right ones as well
Welcome to every day life on todayâs roads.
Mirror, Signal, What Now! 
Mirror, signal, you have been placed on hold.
Its your own fault. If you booked proper holidays you wouldnât have been there.
Strangely enough last Monday I was doing a shift for J Transport tootling down the M5 in a nice little convoy doing around 52 when my attention was drawn to a vehicle in the middle lane (lane 2) apparently acting as some sort of rolling roadblock.
Now dont get me wrong everyone has a right to overtake to some degree but this one was hogging the lane overtaking thin air or imaginary vehicles, perhaps they where a novice holiday maker or an ex-lorrydriver (old school not a DQC / CPC qualified professional). Anyway didnât bother me to much as there was a safe gap between all the trucks in the convoy and I was enjoying a cuppa and a relaxing tune on the radio.
But when the tune ended the radio station in question deceided to play a disco song with a banging beat which unfortunately got the adrenaline pumping and I decieded to unleash the 5KPH I had in reserve to overtake the vehicle in front (sheer madness I know).
Now being aware the vehicle in lane 2 from before was closer and had a wobble box in toe I deceided the gap was safe enough to pull out. So indicating (as you do) I watched how the wobblebox would re-act, surprisingly this heap of poop accelerated (probably the wrong word as its speed increase was barely noticable).
Now we have 2 options, watch as they struggle past or go for it, bearing in mind this vehicle had been a nuisance to other road users since the moment they pulled off their driveway I went for the latter knowing that I would be well in the lane before they where close enough.
I did notice whilst i was overtaking that the wobble box jockey was a surprisingly unsafe distance behind but fair enough I doubt I would even feel any impact from them if the worst happened and I had to brake.
When complete I pulled back in and raised my hand to my right ear to apologise as they eventually wobbled past (yes I apologise when I do things deliberately). The silly driver then paps his tooter and appears to make some attempt at a coffee bean gesture, how strange I thought surely they realise evry other road user hates them, even more than trucks. Not to mention a totally innapropriate use of the horn and they must have been really stressed for the next few days whereas I just made another cup of tea and forgot all about it till now.
Would I do the same again, you betcha- these lane hoggers need to be put in their place from time to time.
Doubt this thread is about me though as I have handsfree and would never use the phone whilst driving of course.
^^^ very good
Dipper_Dave has apparently owned up totaly inacurate though let me help you Take 1 M5 = 2 directions you could possibly go 
and yep you got it wrong 
nice little story with all the Truck Drivers lingo âwobble box jockeyâ âconvoyâ and you mention all the cards you have dpc etc etc i bet youâve got the Tee Shirt as well and the rigger boots was your evening out that boring while parked up in the sevices after pulling one off over your tacho ticket at all the driving you done that day 
or sorry i bet you as a true driver as you âruff itâ on the side of the road.
What i do know is the camera never lies because the picture i have that err in doors took ( sorry lorry talk so you will understand dipper ) " seat cover" good buddy 10-4 
quite clearly shows a phone to the earhole of the driver, maybe you should think of getting yourself a publisher someone like penquin they can cater for you Remember actions that driver took that day could cost lives all because he was on the phone if you are owning up to that fella i think you need to give up driving there is no room in the world off ( Drivers ) for you my old fruit 
Why has your wife taken a picture of the driver?
Are you that boring to listen to in a car that she has turned to photography?
To be fair think there was only one thread I did the old âpretend to be the offending party larkâ and the OP bit.
Anyway what concerns me is that you have let this fester away for 5 days and still have it on your mind.
Now we all hate drivers blatantly on the phone, especially when most of us have an ear on the left to use or even a speaker on the phone allowing it to be placed on the steering wheel or even a hands free kit which is the most acceptable these days. I think its still possible to get done by the smokeys though if you even get caught touching your phone.
So now we have picture evidence, I find this hard to belive as knowing how longs it takes me mammy to operate her phone it would need a motorway closure for this to take place, but kudos if your wife has nimble fingers and is good enough to get a snapshot.
Perhaps you could post it so we can have a look.
I have noticed that the quality of driving these days is poor in certain circumstances (mines quite shocking at times), perhaps back in the good old days like me drivers choose this proffesion rather than having to go down the trucking route as a last option which has lead to a breed of driver just wanting to get from A - B as fast as possible instead of enjoying the journey and relishing the adventures they have on route.
As far as your aggressor goes he is unlikely to be a member of this forum as we are all the top 10% of the induustry who care enough about the job to discuss it for fun and banter and more serious topics as well, even when we have clocked of.
So relax, forget about it and put it down to a bad apple or a good driver having a bad moment, its not personal.
flapper:
camera never lies because the picture i have that err in doors took
Oh youâve taken a picture? Well thank god for that. For a second there I was worried you wernât switched on enough to be so apopelctic that you didnt get any evidence. I suggest you get that picture to the police tout sweet. Thank god for people like you. If theres one thing the world needs its MORE people like you who will take pictures of every slight on the road.
BTW im being sarcastic. Just thought id let you know since dipper daves seems to have gone right over your head
Flapper by name, flapper by nature.